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Stephen Winters: The Animal I Forgot I Was

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RAM is pleased to announce The Branch, The Leaf, The Spider Web, a solo exhibition by David Kimball Anderson. 🪾🍂🕸️

Anderson’s @dka.newstudio work invites us to become more aware of the world around us. Moving between the intimate and the celestial, the exhibition explores the relationships between light, material, memory, and the natural world. Through sculpture, drawing, and assemblage, Anderson gives physical form to what exists between the tangible and intangible—what we can see, what we can hold, and what we can only sense.

There is a quiet attentiveness in his work, a reminder that beauty and wonder are not always found in extraordinary places, but in the act of noticing what is already there.

An exhibition catalog, designed by Harry Cole, will accompany the presentation, featuring new writing and documentation of Anderson’s work.

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, October 29, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. We look forward to welcoming you!

David Kimball Anderson The Branch, The Leaf, The Spider Web October 29 – December 5, 2026 
Image: David Kimball Anderson, Cottonwood 1, 2024. Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on Rives BFK, 15 × 22 inches. Exhibition catalog designed by Harry Cole @harri.sun by @galleryram

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3 days ago

One last weekend with The Animal I Forgot I Was.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 10, is the final day to experience Stephen Winters’ solo exhibition at RAM.

On Sunday, we’ll gather within the exhibition for a closing sound bath, bringing this presentation to a close through sound, stillness, and community. Following the sound bath, guests are invited to linger, explore the exhibition, and spend time with Stephen.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Final day of the exhibition
10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Free admission

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
Closing Sound Bath
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Sound Bath: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Exhibition Open: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30, with proceeds benefiting The Okihi Project. Reservations are available through the link in our bio.

A limited number of Stephen’s vinyl records are also available. Each record includes admission to Sunday’s sound bath.

We hope you’ll join us for one last weekend celebrating Stephen, his work, and the community that has gathered around The Animal I Forgot I Was.

Presented in collaboration with @whitewolfwellnessfoundation.

Stephen Winters
The Shape of Grandmothers Prayers, 2026
Oil on panel
14 x 11 inches by @galleryram

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8 days ago

It feels incredible to create a lane in branding and marketing that continues to lead us to incredible people.

And this week, we begin a new journey with artist Yvonne Cavanagh.

Yvonne is a multidisciplinary artist and educator whose work has traveled far beyond Bakersfield—from museum and gallery exhibitions to artist residencies in Greece and France. Her work explores ceramics, drawing, collage, time, place and the deeply human experiences that shape us.

And somehow, this project just feels incredibly aligned.

There is something special about bringing our art form alongside hers. Our art form, connected to hers, to connect her to those she was designed to impact.

Because this is what I love about branding/marketing.

Sometimes the work isn’t about creating something that wasn’t there.

It’s about seeing what already exists in a person—the story, the depth, the work, the years, the perspective—and building the right way for more people to experience it.

That is where we’re going with Yvonne.

And it feels a little divine.

We’re incredibly excited to welcome Yvonne Cavanagh to Charizma Co. and begin building what’s next together.

And before we even get started—go follow @yvonne.cavanagh

Not because she’s working with us.

Because truly, she’s worthy of it all on her own.

You can also experience her work through RAM, curated by Rachel McCullah Wainwright, with another solo exhibition coming in January 2027.

And this week, take a moment to read her newly released VoyageLA feature, “Conversations with Yvonne Cavanagh,” released October 5, 2026.

There is so much more to come.

Yvonne, welcome to Charizma Co.

Let’s do this!!! by @galleryram

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10 days ago

Final days of The Animal I Forgot I Was. ☁️

Stephen Winters’ @stephenwinters_art exhibition remains on view at RAM through Saturday, October 10, followed by a special closing sound bath and reception on Sunday, October 11.

For the final two weeks of the exhibition, RAM will be open Saturdays from 10–4 and Thursday–Friday by appointment.

If you’d like to spend some time with the exhibition before it closes, appointments can be scheduled through the link in our bio or by reaching out to us directly.

Saturday Hours
October 3rd and 10th
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Closing Sound Bath + Reception
Sunday, October 11
Doors 2 p.m.
Sound Bath 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Reception 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Tickets for the sound bath are also available through the link in our bio, with proceeds benefiting The Okihi Project. We hope you will join us!

Photography by @andrelishus by @galleryram

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15 days ago

ARTIST TALK

Saturday morning, RAM presents a conversation between artist Stephen Winters @stephenwinters_art and Gallery Director Rachel Wainwright @__ramw in conjunction with the current exhibition, The Animal I Forgot I Was.

The conversation will explore the origins and development of the exhibition, Winters’s artistic process, and the relationship between observation, image, sound, and the natural world within his practice.

Saturday, September 19
Doors open at 10:00 a.m.
Conversation begins at 10:30 a.m.

Coffee and donuts. Event is free and open to all; no RSVP is necessary. ☕️🍩🗣️

Installation photography by @andrelishus by @galleryram

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a month ago

ARTIST TALK | STEPHEN WINTERS

In conjunction with the current exhibition The Animal I Forgot I Was, RAM is pleased to present a conversation between artist Stephen Winters and Gallery Director Rachel Wainwright. The discussion will explore the experiences and sustained observations that shaped the exhibition along with Winters’s artist-created album40 minutes of original ambient music composed in correlation with the work.

Saturday, September 19 Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Conversation begins at 10:30 a.m.

Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.

Learn more about the exhibition and preorder the limited-edition vinyl through the link in our bio. by @galleryram

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💿 NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER 💿

The original album created by Stephen Winters @stephenwinters_art for The Animal I Forgot I Was is now available for preorder.

Composed as part of the exhibition and currently playing throughout the gallery, the album extends the work through sound. Winters also created the album artwork and packaging, making the record an extension of the exhibition itself.

Preorder through the link in our bio.

Photos: @andrelishus

#StephenWinters #TheAnimalIForgotIWas #GalleryRAM #ArtistAlbum #BakersfieldArt by @galleryram

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Today is artist Kristopher Raos @kristopher_raos birthday! 🎈

We are celebrating with Untitled (The Moon Is Just the Sun at Night.) A small, shaped painting that plays with perception, language, and the familiar warning embedded in a car’s side-view mirror.

Kristopher Raos
Untitled (The Moon Is Just the Sun at Night.), 2024
Acrylic and gouache on linen over shaped panel
4.5 × 7.5 inches

Happy birthday, Kristopher! by @galleryram

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A closer look at The Animal I Forgot I Was by Stephen Winters, @stephenwinters_art, now on view at RAM.

Monumental drawings, paintings, sound, and observations gathered from the living landscape of the Kern River and beyond.

Come take a closer look during gallery hours, Thursday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., or schedule a private viewing by DM or through the link in our bio.

On view through October 10. by @galleryram

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the opening of Stephen Winters’ The Animal I Forgot I Was. It was wonderful to welcome such an incredible crowd and see the exhibition received with so much enthusiasm. 🤍🤍🤍

Big congratulations to Stephen @stephenwinters_art on this remarkable body of work and the growth it represents since his last presentation at RAM.

A special thank-you to our intern, Stella Holland @stella_holland14 , whose work throughout the installation and behind the scenes was invaluable. And to Henry @henrywainwright , my partner in every part of RAM, who managed the installation—from building and mounting the frames to hanging the work and transforming the gallery after Art Market in just one week.

Thank you as well to Victor Gonzalez @lorenzzo.gonz for capturing the evening and generously sharing these photographs with us—I’m so grateful he documented the wonderful crowd.

The Animal I Forgot I Was remains on view through October 10. We hope you’ll visit during the exhibition’s run. RAM is open Thursday–Saturday, 10 - 4, and by appointment. by @galleryram

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The team over @galleryram is a special group. It has been a joy working with them to prepare this show! @__ramw and @henrywainwright have given our community a haven for culture and the arts - the space itself is sublime.

Here’s a little behind the scenes showing how much effort really goes into getting a peice of art out of the studio and gallery ready onto the wall… especially with a peice this big & this delicate! It was a great team effort!
Show Opens Saturday Aug 29 530-730 at Gallery RAM

Peice shown in video:
“Hunger is Not a Game”
60 x 96”
Graphite on Paper

“Every living thing needs to eat. And with no refrigeration, no grocery stores and no restaurants, wildlife takes eating pretty seriously. The predator prey relationship is a conversation as old as time. for many animals, eating without being eaten is the story of life. “

#theanimaliforgotiwas #bakersfield #redtailhawk #Art #drawing taken in Bakersfield, California by @galleryram

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Final details✨

Join us tomorrow!

“Stephen Winters: The Animal I Forgot I Was”
Saturday, August 29th
5:30-7:30 p.m.

All ages are welcome. No RSVP is necessary.
@stephenwinters_art by @galleryram

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